daim

\dɛ̃\

/\dɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“daim” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,971) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,971
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cervidé d’une grandeur moyenne entre le cerf et le chevreuil, à la robe tachetée et au bois plat et palmé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-daim · daim · French

daim · rank #30,971 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,971
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH cyprès

Nearest frequency peer: cyprès (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « daim »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « daim » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

daim vs di
50% similar
daim vs dm
50% similar
daim vs dix
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for daim
PropertyValue
Headworddaim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#30,971
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « daim »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).daimse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cyprès » (#30,970), « cultivent » (#30,969), « datées » (#30,973). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « daim » est au #30,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for daim is neighbouring look-alikes ("di", "dm", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \dɛ̃\. Frequency #30,971 among 5,307 “D” headwords. 11 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for daim, with forms such as "adim", "daimm", and "dami". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "di", "dm", "dix", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is daim, spelled D-A-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cervidé d’une grandeur moyenne entre le cerf et le chevreuil, à la robe tachetée et au bois plat et palmé.
  2. 2
    Cervidé d’une grandeur moyenne entre le cerf et le chevreuil, à la robe tachetée et au bois plat et palmé.
  3. 3
    Viande de cet animal.
  4. 4
    Peau tannée de cet animal.
  5. 5
    Peau tannée de cet animal.
  6. 6
    Peau tannée de cet animal.
  7. 7
    Peau tannée de cet animal.
  8. 8
    Peau tannée de cet animal.
  9. 9
    Cuir de bovidés à l'aspect suédé, c'est à dire soit du cuir velours, soit du nubuck.
  10. 10
    Personnage élégant et vaniteux.
  11. 11
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Il se blasonne comme le cerf dont il se distingue par la ramure qui est plus large et plate. À rapprocher de biche, cerf, chevreuil et élan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how daim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Parfois un daim montrait sa tête effarouchée au-dessus des hautes herbes et disparaissait au loin en bondissant.
  2. Je suis comme le daim, au guet sur le rocher, Qui geint de peur, palpite et dans l’herbe s’enfonce, Parce qu’il sent venir la flèche de l’archer.

This word in other languages

fallow deer(English)gamo(Español)Damhirsch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adim
  • daimm
  • dami
  • ddaim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of daim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adim2daimm1dami2ddaim1
Edit distance from "daim"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "daim"?
"daim" is spelled D-A-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ̃\.
What does "daim" mean?
As a noun, "daim" means: Cervidé d’une grandeur moyenne entre le cerf et le chevreuil, à la robe tachetée et au bois plat et palmé.
What words are commonly confused with "daim"?
"daim" is commonly confused with "di", "dm", "dix". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "daim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daim" is \dɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daim" come from?
"daim" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "daim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crut#30,968dina#30,976flex#31,032gram#31,051

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list